F.Y.I., the Jung Platform messaged me today with the following: **** Dear Alchemy Coure participants, Some of you have not received the communication that the course was postponed till January 2015. It appeared that we had some email server proble
Read more…listening to Session 7 and the line from p. 36, "It takes heat to subdue the innate resistance of a substance, a heat gentle enough to melt the stubborn and fierce enough to prevent regression to the original state."
It makes me think of when in drea
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2-How do we dissolve a mindset (p.42) and what is the difference between that and resolving a problem?
In the problem of the difficulty of reading the text–entertaining the opaque language, Encountered in other education
Read more…I’m quite unhappy with what I have written here, but I also feel that I want more connection, more two way conversation among the study group. So, here goes.
Learning to embody psychology alchemy.
This was influenced by my trying to answer the first
Read more…The questions for session 10 are listed as replies below. Thoughts?
Read more…The May 15 session questions are listed as replies below. Thoughts?
Read more…This is taken from an email I sent to Robbie:
I want to respond to the rather lengthy discussion you and PB had regarding Prometheus. You discussed Hillman's statement on page 27, "the work must always be on guard against the 'promethean sin,' steal
Read more…I really appreciate your way of working and you Robert Bosnak & Pat Berry don't even have to explain it. I subscribe to this alchemical...process...study group, exactly because I'm not interested by the why, the how, what ever superficial, formal or
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I see that Bonnie wrote that I would make an introductory post, so I felt obliged to do so! I am excited about the start of the webinar within the hour.
As I approach this evening's discussion, there is a line from the text that I have b
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Hello Roger, Robbie, Pat et al,
In the 3rd Alchemy class, Robbie and Pat spoke about cutting off the paws of the green lion.
Two days before I worked this dream image with a sister Embodiment Coach (the term for non therapist graduates of Robert Bo
Read more…Chat-Following-Alchemy-Webinar-1.doc (See below for info on this document)
Hi all. It's Jan. 9, just after the first webinar and a few folks are having a great chat about it in the "Main Room" (bottom right) of the screen. The chat function is live,
Read more…This post is of a practical nature: I received the email with the readings for next class, but they give page numbers and I am reading the Kindle version, which doesn't seem to have page numbers. Kindle seems to have "locations" instead. Can anyone w
Read more…I've been thinking about different types of fire with which I have direct experience. In our modern world, we have little opportunity for direct experience with open flame fires. We have forced air heating in our houses and offices: drying, dessicati
Read more…Greetings everyone.
Depth Psychology Alliance is pleased to host the discussion forum around Robert and Patricia's content from the ongoing bi-weekly webinars. This forum will be your opportunity to work through the material, ask questions of your pe
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Here are the quotes Robert and Pat will be focusing on for tonight's webinar. These were also emailed to all participants (along with access info for the session) on January 23, so if you haven't seen them, check your email or spam folders...
Read more…I heard Robbie say, "Oh no." Then my connection went dead. Has this happened to everyone?
Read more…Hello, let me turn up the heat and stir the pot.
I am going to post a link to a youtube video of Phoebe Snow singing Poetry Man and I want to dedicate it to the memory-imagination of James Hillman. Hillman turned me on to poetry and the power of
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I have seen quite a few names pass through my email box attached to requests to join the forum, but as yet we have had only a few postings. I want to invite more of you to jump in with your reactions and reflectons so far.
One thing you
Read more…In terms of my earlier post regarding what Hillman, page 18, termed "a restoration of alchemical mode of imagining," I think we got a beautiful example of that in the way Robbie dealt with the technical audio problem re-imagining it in terms of "vitr
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